Core Values
The Essentials of Public Health
Modoc County PH Programs
Community Partners
Miscellaneous
100

We will provide the community with our very best services, in an environment of equity, compassion and cultural humility.

Acceptance

100

This essential public health service involves building a culturally competent public health workforce and leadership that reflects the community and practices cultural humility

Build a diverse and skilled workforce

100

This evidence based program provides home visits with families who have children 0-5 years of age with the goal of increasing parent knowledge of early childhood development and improving positive parenting practices.

Parents as Teachers

100

This agency provides funded programs, services, and connection to critical resources to nurture the physical, social-emotional, and educational growth of Modoc’s youngest residents. 

First 5 Modoc

100

Strategies to reduce the risk of this disease of aging include regular exercise, quitting smoking, eating a balanced diet, protecting your brain from injury, getting enough rest, continuing to challenge your mind, and staying social.

Alzheimer's

200

We strive to provide accurate, timely, and culturally relevant information to the community.

Communication

200

This essential public health service involves continuously monitoring and developing policies, plans, and laws that improve public health and preparedness and strengthen community resilience.

Create, champion, and implement policies, plans, and laws

200

This program allows our clinic to provide vaccines for children who have Medi-Cal, or who are uninsured, or who are American Indian/Alaskan Native. 

Vaccines for Children

200

This agency was established in 1979 as a non-profit 501(c)3, and is dedicated to assisting and empowering individuals and families to improve their quality of life and self-sufficiency.  

Training, Employment and Community Help, Inc (T.E.A.C.H. Inc).

200

This vaccine preventable disease is characterized by fever, cough, coryza, conjunctivitis, Koplik's spots, and red blotchy maculopapular rash.

Measles

300

We empower the community to make healthy choices.

Prevention

300

This essential public health service describes the process of addressing and removing barriers to care.

Enable equitable access

300

This is an evidence based program that features one-on-one health coaching and the development of an individualized Health Action Plan (HAP).

Enhance Wellness

300

This agency provides transport to those who need it for medical, dental, vision and chiropractic appointments. 

Southern Cascades

300

A visual reminder to make healthy choices from each of the five food groups.

MyPlate

400

We foster partnerships with other agencies and the community in order to address the health concerns that impact our population.

Collaboration

400

This essential public health service is characterized by developing and disseminating accessible health information and resources, including through collaboration with multi-sector partners. 

Communicate effectively to inform and educate

400

This program supports healthy, active and nourished lifestyles by teaching Californians about good nutrition and how to stretch their food dollars, while also building partnerships in communities to make the healthy choice, the easy choice.

CalFresh Healthy Living

400

This agency provides nutrition education, breastfeeding support, healthy foods and referrals to health care and other community supports.

Women, Infants & Children (WIC)

400

A naturally occurring mineral that is an effective way to prevent and protect teeth from tooth decay.

Fluoride

500

We value the trust of the individuals and communities we serve and earn that trust through a culture of ethical conduct and transparency.

Integrity

500

This essential public health service describes the process of using data and information to determine the root causes of health disparities.

Assess and monitor population health

500

This program works to promptly identify, prevent and control infectious diseases that pose a threat to public health, including emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases, vaccine-preventable agents, bacterial toxins, bioterrorism, and pandemics.

Communicable Disease Control

500

This agency provides a single address where partnering agencies provide core services focused on meeting the needs of job seekers and employers. Their catch phrase is "helping Californians get back to work."

Alliance for Workforce Development

500

A complete food source and provides all the energy and nutrients that an infant needs for the first months of life.

Breastmilk